Etymology The specific epithet brevicirrata is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short' or 'shorten', and cirrata,...

Etymology The specific epithet brevicirrata is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short' or 'shorten', and cirrata, feminine of the Latin adjective cirratus and meaning 'fringed' or 'having cirri', and refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri. [details]

Taxonomy Genus uncertain. According to Fauvel (1923: 327), it is probably an Exogone which has lost its median antenna: "est...

Taxonomy Genus uncertain. According to Fauvel (1923: 327), it is probably an Exogone which has lost its median antenna: "est probablement un Exogone ayant perdu son antenne médiane" (Fauvel, 1923: 327). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brevicirrata is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short' or 'shorten', and cirrata, feminine of the Latin adjective cirratus and meaning 'fringed' or 'having cirri', and refers to the short length of the dorsal cirri. [details]